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TABLE A.—NATIVE LAND COURTS. Return of Business and Fees for the Year ended 31st Maroh, 1922. Native Land Court. Number of sittings .. .. . . . . .. . . 106 Number of cases notified .. .. .. .. .. 23,543 JNumber of cases for which orders were made. .. .. .. 7,309 Number of cases dismissed .. . . . . . . . . 3,353 Number of cases adjourned sine die .. .. .. .. 11,774 Number of partitions made . . . . . . . . . . 898 Area affected (acres) .. . . . . . . . . 226,783 Number of investigations of title . . . . .. . . 15 Area affected (acres) .. .. . . .. . . 44,534 Number of succession orders made . . . . . . . . 5,969 Number of other orders made .. .. .. .. .. 2,477 Court Fees. £ s. d. Fees received .. .. . . ~ . . . . 6,758 6 5 Foes outstanding for period .. .. ... . . . . 455 17 0 Native Appellate Court. Number of sittings .. .. . . . . . . . . 15 Number of cases notified .. . . . . . . . . 128 Native Land Court decisions varied . . . . . . . . 12 Native Land Court decisions affirmed . . . . . . . . 3 Native Land Court decisions referred back to Native Land Court . . 11 Native Land Court decisions annulled . . . . .. . . 6 Appeals dismissed or withdrawn . . . . .. . . 39 Appeals adjourned sine die .. . . . . .. . . 26 Applications under section 208 ordered . . . . . . . . 2 Applications under section 208 dismissed. . . . .. . . 7 Applications under section 208 adjourned sine die . . . . 5 Court Fees. £ s, d. Fees received . . .. . . . . .. . . 50 18 0 Fees outstanding for period .. .. .. .. .. Nil.

TABLE B.—MAORI LAND BOARDS. Areas of Native Land vested in and administered by Maori Land Boards.

Board Board. , As at 31st Maroh, t7n.ii- i. As at 31 st March, d. ]<>21 Vested during Year'. .„„„ Lands subject lo Part XIV of the Native Land Act, 1909. Ikaroa Aotea Tairawhiti Waiariki Waikato-Maniapoto Tokerau A. K. P. A. R. P. A. K. r. 16,304 0 12 *2 1 16 16,301 2 36 14,345 0 28 .. 14,345 0 28 2,824 3 36 .. 2,824 3 36 18,710 14 .. 18,710 1 4 197,637 3 3 .. 197,637 3 3 50,899 3 24 *7 0 0 50,892 3 24 300,722 0 27 9 1 16 300,712 3 11 Lands subject to Part XV of the Native Land Act,.1909. Ikaroa ... Aotea Tairawhiti Waiariki Waikato-Maniapoto Tokerau .. ..I 1,742 1 34 .. 1,742 I 34 193,477 1 6 *18,065 0 0 175,412 1 6 54,337 0 17 .. 54,337 0 17 14,551 2 28 *936 130 13,615 0 38 .. 538 0 0 .. 538 0 0 84,150 18 *2 2 0 84,147 3 8 348,796 3 13 19,003 3 30 329,792 3 23 19,003 3 30 329,792 3 23 * Revested in Native owners during the year. the ear.